Disaster In "Blu-ray Disc" Land???

[Jerry Jones]

It seems the manufacturers may be -- in a sneaky sort of way -- *revoking* the ability of newer model stand alone "Blu-ray Disc" players to play consumer-authored BD-R and BD-RE discs!!!

Link #1: http://tinyurl.com/25wnqe
Link #2: http://tinyurl.com/yp9f5f

Does anybody know if the "Blu-ray Disc" camp is so confident of victory that they've already decided to limit consumer choice in a sort of monopoly-like move to hinder consumer video recording onto BD-R and BD-RE discs?

If this turns out to be true, then count me firmly in the "HD DVD" camp!!!

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[paulw]

Another good reason not to touch BD..

[wkulecz]

I'm firmly in the ignore both until they come to their senses camp.

Maybe when the players are $50 and the movies are $10 like DVDs are now I'll go with the "winner", but otherwise, forget-about-it!

--wally.